The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-02-25
IDA CLouGH, State Of Vermont,
Orange County Court,
DAVID T CIouGH Iune Term 1887

To the Hon. the County Court next to be held at
Chelsea within and for said Orange county the first
Tuesday Of June A. D. 1857, comes Ida Cough Of
Thetford in said Orange county and informs said court
that on the 28th day of April, D. 1881 at Norwich in
the county of Windsor and aforesaid she law
fully joined in marriage to David T. Clough by Rev. c.
P Flanders minister of the gospel, and from that time
until about the aoth day Of Sept 1885 she v with the
said David T. at Thetford aforesaid in the strict observ
of all the duties enoined and abstainng from all
things prohibited by the marriage covenant; but the
said David T. observing all the duties thus enoined
upon him, has at diverse times since then committed the
crime of adultery.
their said marriage there has been born her and
the said David T. Walter S. by name who is now
four years old and is and always has been with the petit
TONER that the said David T. has gone to parts
known to your petitioner and is without the state of
Vermont.
Your petitioner further shows that the said David T.
real estate in said town Of 1heord follows that
is to say, his "home place so called which contains
about forty Of land and worth about fifteen
hundred dollars and is ncumbered by mortgage for nine
hundred dollars; piece called the mountain lot, Of
about foryfo worth about two hundred dollars
and ncumbered by mortgage for about hundred and
twenty five dollars; piece OF land OF about SIN acres
fifty dollars and another piece Of fifteen called the
''meadow lot worth about one hundred dollars, and
said Gram lot" and meadow lot are together encum-
bered for one hundred and twenty-five dollars. And IN
addition to said real estate and the household
furniture belonging to said peonee, which is In the
petitioners possession.
fear that said David 7. will sell and convey
further cucumber said real and dispose Of said
personal property way to deprive her OF 1t un-
less restrained from doing by injunction from this
Honorable Court
Your petitioner therefore humby prays this Honora
BILE Court that the bonds Of matrimony between her and
the said David T. Clough may be dissolved and bill of
divorce granted her, and that the temporary and perma
custody of said minor child be granted her. and for
alimony And your petitioner further prays that
junction may be issued by this Honorable Court restrain
ing the said David T. Cough his agents and attorneys
from selling, conveying, disposng Of in any way, or in
any wise ncmberng any Of the real estate above here
in described of said personal property during the
tendency Of this libel until further order Of court.
Your petitioner in duty bound will ever pray.
Dated at Thetford in said Orange county this 18TH
day Of January, A. D., 1887.
STArE OF VERMONT At rhet Ra in n said soan-
y Orange County, S.. ty, this nth day of Janu:
airy A. D., 1887 personally appeared Ida L. Clough and
of her knowledge information and belief.
M GLEASON, Master in Chancery
STATE OF VERMONT, The foregoing libel hav-
~ Orange County SIS. ing been presented to
said David I. Cough resides without this state; is
therefore ordered that the said David T. Cough be
to appear and said petition the
term Of the county court to be held at Chelsea
within and for the county Of Orange aforesaid, the
first Tuesday of June, A. D., 1887, and show il
not be granted, by the publication Of said libel, and this
order thereon in the United Opinion, weekly
paper published Bradford in said Orange county three
weeks successfully, the last Of which publications shall
be at least six weeks previous to the OF
said term of said court.
Dated at Chelsea in said County this goth day Of
ian. A. D., 1857
IS WIN. H. WALKER, Judge Of Supreme Court.